Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-01-01

xne Number Of fsfs.Is, Arrests and
Fires In THIS Ciss IuriIg tho Past

= " S@s1-<os W FHiftGt AffeSfe and
Fires In tn" Cis IuriIg tho Pas,
Tbs numbei of deaths Ia this city
during the yesr juEs closed, accord Ing
" the ofhcial Ispors Of isegistrsr Lse,
was 905. In 1875 tha number Of deaf hc
was 1890, showing decrease for the
past year OF $50. The rum ber Of deatbs
per thousand war abiut is 22, aRains,
10 OF the previous yssr.
The principal oause of death was
consumption, Of v wli,L 154 persons died
during the year.
The marriages reported during 1885
we're SlS white aud 81 black, againsl
223 vhite and Isl black in 1885.
POLICE xEPoRr.
During the twelve mouths Just ended
there we're 2,085 Arrests E.ade, divided
monthly ~ follows; January, lo6
February, 10; March, 126; April, 20s
May, 14s; Juns, Il3; Julr, 200; August
259; 6eprem ber, 103; Ort1bsr, 23g: No
vember, 175; December, 203. Ths
causes were: Druuts vrefs, G3s; asssul,
snd bas.-.s; ll9; isIpsx.y,- lo2; insane
~; forgery, 81 drunk All disorderIy
307; vagrsncy, 10; indecent exposure
o; corner lounging, 105; cruelty TO chill
dren, 81 disoFderly conduct, 234; as
saulr. II; selling ltquai I...hout license
1; keeping dieor0erly nc Ne, Z; keeping
unfnuxzled dog. Q; horse stealing, 6; pa
ttsn.s. l46; tfespAss, 90, highway rob
berry, !; witnesses, s; LnisaD ces, 8; ma
iicious mischief, 8; false pretence, 8; re
1; embezzlemsnt, 1; carry ins
deadly weapons. 3; burglary. IS; cru
atty to animals, 3;suspiuious characters
8; Jail breaking, /; using vulgar and
profane language; IL; jumping bail, /
assault with intent to kill, i3; violation
of ordinances, 81; prize fighting, 4
policy writing. IL; gambling, s; runs
way boys. 10; swindling, 4; ape, 2; bee
giDg, 8; interfering with ofhcevs,
murder, 1; accessory to murder, 1; wifi
beating. 3; obtaining money under falls
pretencef, 1; keeping gambling house
l, threats Mug to steal, l; breaking int,
cars, l. During 1855 thers were 1 ,65,
arrests made.
During tho year 1874 dogs wer,
registered against ], ,83S for, 1895 Tn,
total revenue yielded for 1886 amount
to ~. 698 These totals are far in exces
VI buy Otuot yo1r.
THE FIRE RECORD.
There wsro 48 fire alarms during tn,
year 1885, distributed - follows: Jauu
Ary 2, Joseph Eoreman's farm house
near AlvAn Aliens bricky ard, slight
1 brick house In Guthrie's row, Souti
Wilmip gton, slight; 8, Ezioa church
damage several thousand dollars; z
f..A t.xx
well, northeast corner, near Ssventf
end Button wood, slight; 8. railroad
wreck foot Of West street, on p, w. &
B Railroad; 10. No. IL 8 rhool, Twenty
second street, east Of Market, slight
II, St. Psul's NJ. Z. church, severa
hundred dollars damage February 4
false alarm; 81, frame shAnt., Penn
sylvania avenue and Union street
slight; ~, eleven frame houses, Eighth
street and B & p. Railroad, property
Df p. J. Ford, loss about "a 800; 40. N
0. Gray's eating house, No. Ill Eas'
Water street, slight; March o, frame
sned covering the etora cx tsr o.
Tenth street, below tho Coe' Spring
:. mn sf.> i.g-- -, ;.lst.Is- leu .Iss...
building on VsnBuren street nea
Mary land avenue, belonging to g.
Woodward, partially destroy cd; "a
ontents OF window ut dry goods ftor
Of Mary j. Carney, No. 10e5 Marke
street; 20, unocoupied frame honss
Seventh and Broome streets, owned b,
Patrick Haney; April 8, James Nc
Gowan's stable, rear No. SOB Yves
street, slight; 10, brush heap in gar,
of A. u NJ. p. Church, French stree
al ~
Ulion Street Park, slight; 20, GeorR
ID. Clelnnd's boot and shoe store, No
424 Market street, slight; %, frAm
kitchen, No. ia Poplar street, slight
May IS, slight blaze at Hartmann
Ferenbach's brewery; IS, David Lemon
candy factory, loss, SIP 200. June 6, olt
shed Diamond State Iron Company
Mill, South Wilmington, slight; II, falls
alarm; %, A. Boulden's house, No. IL
Liberty street, loss, $3.50; same day
frame house Seventh and Locust, slight
%, g. w. Jackson's house, No. lib Yves
Ninth, slight July 5 chimney, Rober
Shannon. No. 722 West Fifth street slight
same day, ioof Of shed In rear CT No. 90
Orange street, slight; : cellar Of W. 8
Springer & Co., No. 402 Market street
loss, $500; IS. stable in rear of John As
pins house, No. 925 West Fourth street
no loss; same day, hay and coal shed O
Owen j. Hession. Front above Monroe
loss, S700; 10, Daniel Bickta's pig stys
Thornton above Sevsnth, loss about $150
30, W. Hey's smokehouse, South VII
nington, no loss; August l., frame tene
ment on calseway, slight; 10, Traynor'
stable, loss $4,000: %, slight blaze at 10I
Lombard street slight; September 10, j
II. Beggs ~ Cos shed in Ninth ward
loss $400;l4, brush in South Wilmington
no value; II, Kate Jones' house, No. 6lt
West Eighth street, loss in monsy 81 800
occupant OF house also burned 27
chimney, No. 5l4 Tatnall street, slight
same day slight blaze In kitchen o
No 1928 Market street; %, slight fire 81
Pusey's mill, Thirteenth ard Poplar
80, small quantity of hay In Ninth
" ard. October Z, barn and outhouss In
BegGs's briokysrd. Two fire companie.
went to Saliabury, to aid ir espsyi 1 ..ish.
lug fire at that village. November /
Fifth and French, slight; IA, false
alarm South Wilmington; IL, DiamoDd d
Match factory, loss $40. December 3
over the Srandywine; s.
Delaware Bank. damage slight; 4. false
alarm; II, false alarm from box 20.
Tho Losses sustained amounted to
abous $50. .0C0, against 10000 for 1885.
REPORTS FOR THE MONTH.
There were 1872 arrests made durip q
the month, divided as follows, Drunk,
"a; drunk and disorderly, 90; disor-
ierly conduct, O.; assault, 2; assault a nd
battery, 3; assault with intent TO kill,
}; larceny, IL; obtaining money under
false pretences, 1; Keeping gambling
house, L; vagrsncy, 1; cruelty to chill.
iren, 2; patients. IL, ,disorderly houses,5.
There we're four alarms OF FIRE during
he month, as follows: Underbrush
north Of the Brandy wine, 3; false alarm,
!; Delaware Bank. damage sliS hit, 8;
alse alarm from box 90, IL.
Resolutions Of Respect.